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Shoalhaven Family Local & Cultural History Fair

Locality: Nowra, New South Wales

Address: Berry Street 2541 Nowra, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/historyfair

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25.01.2022 Shoalhaven Family History Society will be holding one on one introductory lessons into family history research and so if you are interested in beginning the interesting search for your ancestors this is your opportunity to give it a try and see if is what you want to do with your spare time.

23.01.2022 A managment meeting was held today and a committee was elected to run the next Shoalhaven History Fair which will be held on the 26th & 27th June, 2015 at the Nowra School of Arts. Please note change of date. If you have an interest in anything historical or South Coast Heritage you should not miss this event. There will be displays and a variety of speakers will be giving a series of presentations.

22.01.2022 Don't forget the next management meeting for the History Fair will be held Saturday 13th June, 2015 at the Nowra Museum 10:00am start. All those interested in helping to run the fair are most welcome

22.01.2022 The 11th Shoalhaven Family Local & Cultural History Fair is now half over so you have until tomorrow afternoon to come along and check out all the great exhibitors at this years fair. We’ve all had a wonderful time and exchanging a lot of information and meeting new friends. The dinner was most enjoyable and everyone had a great time socialising and talking about what a great day it has been.... Hope to see you all there at 9.30 sharp tomorrow at the School of Arts Nowra.

15.01.2022 AFTER a break of two years, the Shoalhaven Family, Local and Cultural History Fair will be back in June, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Friday June 26 and Saturday, June 27 are the days to mark in your diary for a visit to this year’s exciting presentation in the Nowra School of Arts on Berry Street. Take this opportunity to learn how to begin research, chat to the experts who will be showcasing their talents and products, get free advice from exper...ienced researchers, and purchase a new or pre-loved book or two. This year organisers have secured several renowned speakers who have donated their time to visit this beautiful district and share their knowledge in the way of very interesting and informative talks in the supper rooms. From 9.30am to 4pm each day you can pop in to see what’s on offer, have a coffee or a delicious snack or lunch and a chat, maybe even win a free lucky door prize, or, if you buy a raffle ticket, one of the many major raffle prizes. Entry to the fair is free, and with talks costing only $2 each, this is an event not to be missed. If you are staying overnight, a friendly and informal dinner will be held on Friday evening at a local venue. For further information contact Joy Vost on 4421 5551 or email her at [email protected], watch for updates on the webpage www.shoalhaven.net.au/historyfair/ or you can ‘like’ us on Facebook.

14.01.2022 Just a short message to let you know that the first management meeting of the Shoalhaven Family Local and Cultural History Fair will be held at the Nowra Museum next Tuesday 18th November at 5.30pm. All those interested in helping get the next Fair underway are most welcome.

13.01.2022 The talks in the supper rooms are being confirmed as speakers check their dates and details for their visit, and this year we have a wide variety of subjects covered. Entry to the fair is free, and with talks costing only $2 each, this is an event not to be missed.

13.01.2022 There will be over thirty displays for you to browse through, all with experienced historians to assist you with any questions you might have and books and CDs for you to purchase.

11.01.2022 Some more details on another of our speakers, Janette Pelosi Presentation Title: Sentenced beyond the Seas: Australia’s early convict records State Records NSW holds Australia’s earliest convict records. Janette Pelosi will be speaking about these convict records which document those who were sentenced to be transported to parts beyond the seas. These include the Alphabetical Indents, 1788-1800 (NRS 12188) and the Indents, First Fleet, Second Fleet and ships (NRS 1150). The ...225th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet was marked in 2013 by the Sentenced beyond the Seas project as State Records gift to the people of New South Wales and the world. These founding documents reveal much about the early recordkeeping of the colony and those who became founders of our nation. The Sentenced beyond the Seas project, including the Early Convict Index, can be viewed at www.records.nsw.gov.au About the Presenter Janette Pelosi is both an archivist and an historian. She is a Professional Member of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA). She is a Professional Member of the Professional Historians Association (PHA). She was the winner of Rockdale City Councils Ron Rathbone Local History Prize 2008 for a history of the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Brigade. She has worked for over 20 years at State Records and was Project Coordinator for the Sentenced beyond the Seas digitisation and indexing project. She is currently Acting Manager, Public Access at State Records NSW. Janette has presented many talks on the wonderful variety of records held in the State archives.

11.01.2022 For those of you who are interested there will be six well respected and knowledgeable speakers presenting a wide range of interesting talks at a cost of $2 each. These speakers are top quality and are sure to help in your research. One speaker, Tara Ormsby, will speak on "Finding Family in the social media and digital age: How social media and online family history resources can help you find ancestors of the past & family of the present." Hopefully after attending this talk we will all be able to use online history resources to find our family and local history and understand how to use social media for our research.

10.01.2022 The first speaker to confirm her booking is Kim Phillips. Kim has devoted the past few years to the development of her Spirits Of Gallipoli Project, and her presentation will tell of how this came about, how it grew from an idea to a burning passion and has culminated in her new book, The Spirits Of Gallipoli. A Centenary of Anzacs. The book tells the story of 100 Australian soldiers, their homes, their families, their journey, and, of course, details of their service to ...their country. Learn of the soldier who accidentally killed his wife and enlisted because he had nothing to live for; the father and son who enlisted, landed & died together, the 15 year old who ran away from home to enlist, and many more heartbreaking and uplifting stories. So if you want to know a lot more about the men of the Gallipoli Campaign, come along to the History Fair and listen to Kim talk about her project. Kim will also have her new book and CD for sale at the History Fair. Kim's talk will be on Saturday 27th June at 2.30pm in the Supper Rooms next to the School of Arts building.

09.01.2022 At the History Fair the Shoalhaven Family History Society will be holding one on one introductory lessons into family history research and so if you are interested in beginning the interesting search for your ancestors this is your opportunity to give it a try and see if is what you want to do with your spare time.

09.01.2022 Don't forget the next management meeting for the History Fair will be held Saturday 16th May, 2015 at the Nowra Museum 9:30am start. All those interested in helping to run the fair are most welcome

09.01.2022 The next managment meeting will be held Saturday 16th May, 2015 at the Nowra Museum 9:30am start. All those interested in helping to run the fair are most welcome The next Shoalhaven History Fair which will be held on the 26th & 27th June, 2015 at the Nowra School of Arts.

05.01.2022 Another speaker has been confirmed. Tara Bourne is a next generation family historian whose passion is found in utilising social media and digital resources to not only discover her own and others ancestors of the past but her family of the present. Her family history experience has spanned over a decade with it's beginnings working with Marilyn Rowan at her transcription agency. Since that time Tara has worked on a volunteer basis helping people learn the basics of family ...history, improve their research techniques and working with others to explore their family connections through Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and other digital online resources. Tara is also currently undertaking studies at the University of New England in Local, Family and Applied History, while also launching her own business 'Historia Now' to assist Family History Societies and Historical Societies here and overseas in increasing their online presence through such sites as Facebook and engaging the next generation in these pursuits. Topic: Finding Family in the social media and digital age: How Facebook, Pinterest & Instgram can help you find ancestors of the past & family of the present. Tara's talk will be on Friday 26th June at 11.00am in the Supper Rooms next to the School of Arts building.

04.01.2022 The 2015 Shoalhaven Family, Local and Cultural History Fair is promising to be the biggest and best yet. Whether you are just starting out or have been hooked for years, there is something for everyone. Take this opportunity to learn how to begin your research with free personal instruction from the Shoalhaven Family History Society, chat to the local and interstate experts who will be showcasing their talents and products, or purchase a book or two. The Fair itself is free and is open from 9.30am to 4pm both days. Refreshments, lucky door prizes, raffle prizes and history await, so come along and see what’s on offer, have a coffee or just a chat. We’d love to see you there.

02.01.2022 Preliminary preparations are underway for the staging of the next Shoalhaven History Fair which will possibly be held in June 2015. Please like this page for future updates.

01.01.2022 Another speaker to confirm her spot is Judith Dunn OAM Judith is a migrant with a passion for Australian history, holding a Fellowship of the Parramatta & District Historical Society of which she is past president and served on the Society Council for 23 years. Judith initiated the Historic Graves Committee over twenty five years ago and is author of the Parramatta Cemetery Series, a series of five books recording the oldest cemeteries in Australia. Her most recent publicat...ion, Colonial Ladies, Lovely Lively and Lamentably Loose, written while based in Cambridge, England, attracted an individual grant from the Heritage Branch of the NSW Department for Planning. Judith will speak about the Crimes of Convict Women her talk will be at 1.00pm Saturday 27th June in the speakers hall. Hear stories from the pathetic to ridiculous and realise their ways were often their survival technique.